GUELPH — A Canadian hockey star, a food expert and a judge are among the nine recipients of honorary degrees from the University of Guelph to be bestowed next week.

Each honorary degree recipient will also be delivering a convocation address at this summer’s convocation, running from June 13 to 17 in War Memorial Hall.

Cassie Campbell is the former captain of Canada’s women’s hockey team and has an honours sociology degree from Guelph. She will be receiving an honorary degree on June 16. Campbell was the only hockey captain to lead Canada to two Olympic gold medals and she was the first female hockey player to be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. She was also an all-star player and captain for the U of G Gryphons in the 1990s.

Rosalie Abella is one of the Supreme of Canada’s most respected jurists. She will also be receiving this honour on June 14. She has pioneered Canadian human rights jurisprudence and has received numerous awards for contributions to human rights and equity.

Janice Longboat, traditional healer and teacher; Gérard Bouchard, professor at University of Quebec; Ian Tizard, an award winning teacher; and, Claude Bouchard, an expert in genetics will also receive the honour.

The university’s president, Alastair Summerlee is also vice-chancellor and will be acting as chancellor for next week’s graduation.